The force of the crash pushed the two vehicles northeast, where they careened into a westbound black Honda Civic idling at Miraloma, Martinez said.

The pickup truck rolled over and the Nissan came to rest on the grass at the northeast corner of the intersection, he said.

Isabel Tizapan Ortega, the woman driving the Nissan, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Orange County Sheriff-Coroner’s Office. Her daughter, who was in the passenger seat, was rushed to a hospital in critical condition, Martinez said.

Martinez did not know the daughter’s age. Ortega was 46 years old, according to the coroner.

“The issue is going to be who had the right of way,” Martinez said.

The pickup truck’s driver escaped serious injury and was able to talk to investigators at the scene, Martinez said.

“He had blood all over his face” from cuts and scratches, Martinez said.

The Honda’s driver complained of some pain, but did not need to be taken to a hospital, Martinez said.